I think my scanner is beyond repair, so I’m just going to get a new one. After all, what am I going to spend my money on, rare Captain Kinetic comics? (Insert sarcasm here.) The guys at the shop in Chicago were really nice, but they didn’t have any books in good enough condition to […]

Taa-daaa! The new site design debuts. There are finally some pictures in the gallery, though no scans from the hardcover book; my scanner has been on the fritz (AUGGHH!!!). Mike’s been doing a lot of drawings and sending them to me by email. He says he might be publishing a comic (!) this year with […]

YES!! Still no actual comics, but I did find a copy of the Captain Kinetic hardcover collection from the late 70s from a shop in Chicago (!!!). It reprints the first three backup stories from Kinetic Comics plus Captain Kinetic #1-5. The dealer told me he had a few more CK items that he didn’t […]

I CAN’T BELIEVE IT!!! Your webmaster is really and truly bummed!! I combed the dealer tables today looking for ANY Captain Kinetic books and found absolutely NOTHING!! Nada! Zip! All I can think is that everyone is holding onto the copies they have, which I don’t really understand, since (I have to admit) there’s not […]

Spent the week in San Francisco with some other CK-heads, though I must admit that I was the most enthusiastic of the bunch, even without any actual comics to show for it. My pal Dwayne is also hoping to pick up some CK stuff at the Con, though he’s more interested in filling out his […]

I’m heading out to the west coast for the San Diego Comic-Con!! I hope to pick up some old C.K. comics at the dealer tables, since all my issues were lost in that apartment fire. (Don’t ask, it’s still a touchy subject.). I’ve paid down my credit card all year so I’m ready to plunk […]

Although long-eclipsed by its competitors, Elliptine was at one time a formidable contender in the childrens’ beverage market in the thirties and forties. The company scored a coup by capturing the endorsement of the Captain Kinetic character, who would frequently take time out from the action to remind the readers how rich and tasty the […]